Nassau Presbyterian Church. March 19, :15 and 11:00 a.m. Lent III

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1 Nassau Presbyterian Church March 19, :15 and 11:00 a.m. Lent III

2 Gathering God calls us together to offer praise, acknowledge sin, and celebrate our adoption as forgiven children. Prelude Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling arr. Phillip Keveren *Call to Worship At the sign * you may stand. Bold text is read or sung in unison. Giving God, gracious God, God who provides for our needs, We come to you burdened by uncertainty. We are anxious about ourselves, our families, our community, and our world. Expectations, worries, and fears assail us from all sides. Instead of turning to you, O God, we turn to our self-constructed idols for comfort. Help us remember you are our only hope and comfort. You know our needs and will provide. Come let us worship the God of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. *Opening Hymn Seek Ye First Hymn 175 Hymn indicates the red pew hymnal Glory to God. Prayer of Confession Lord, I have betrayed you by following my own way, I have denied you by fearing to follow your way, and I have mocked you by not taking your death seriously. Lord, I am lost. Let your forgiveness find me. Hold me by your strong Spirit and give me your resurrected life. Live in me and guide me day by day, so that your love, your peace, and your hope would be known by all. Amen. Silent Prayer 1

3 Response Holy Lamb of God & b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ. Ho - ly Lamb Ya B b of God, j œ Gm œ œ œ œ œ you take a - way the ha - ma - lal - lah al - ha - mel kha - ta - yal A7 & b œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ ú. sin of the world. Have mer - cy on us. a - lam: ir - ham - na. & b œ œ œ œ œ œ. Ho - ly Lamb Ya B b of & b œ œ œ œ œ sin a Gm7 God, j œ Gm œ œ œ œ œ you take a - way the ha - ma - lal - lah al - ha - mel kha - ta - A A7 B b of the world. & b œ œ œ œ j œ - lam: im grant us your peace; A j œ yal œ œ œ œ j œ Grant us your peace; - nah - nas - sa - lam, im - nah - nas - sa - lam, im - nah - nas - sa - lam. A7 D œ œ œ œ ú grant us your peace. Music 2003 Yusuf Khill, reprinted for convenience from Glory to God 2013 Westminster John Knox Press Assurance of Forgiveness Friends in Christ, hear and believe the good news of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Response of Praise How Can I Keep from Singing Robert Lowry arr. Robert Hugh Words of Welcome 2

4 Proclaiming the Word We encounter the Word in speech and song as we interpret and expound scripture. Time with Children Children age three to grade one may leave for a a Bible story and craft time in Room 07. Prayer for Illumination Lord, breathe through these words and make them alive for us today. Take these Bible stories and put our lives in them. May they nourish us like water from the rock in Exodus. And may Christ be present to us now, like he was that day on the mountain. We ask this in the promises of your Holy Spirit. Amen. First Scripture Lesson Exodus 17:1 7 pg 64 Second Scripture Lesson Matthew 6:25 34 pg 6 Sermon Do Not Worry Thanksgiving We respond by presenting our offerings, setting the table, lifting prayers, and praising the triune God. *Sermon Hymn Be Still, My Soul Hymn 819 Special Offering for Appalachia Service Project *Affirmation of Faith Confession of 1967, We believe that God has created the world of space and time to be the sphere of God s dealings with humankind. In its beauty and vastness, sublimity and awfulness, order and disorder, the world reflects to the eye of faith the majesty and mystery of its Creator. We believe that God has created us for personal relationship in which we may respond to the love of the Creator. Life is a gift to be received with gratitude and a task to be pursued with courage.

5 Offertory No Matter What Raymond Wise *Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Text 1988 Neil Wetherhogg, music 2008 Hal Hopson, reprinted for convenience from Glory to God 2013 Westminster John Knox Press Prayers of the People and the Lord s Prayer Common Text Lord s Prayer, Hymnal pg 11; Traditional Text, pg 35; Spanish, pg 40; Korean, pg 45 Sending We follow the Word into the world, sent forth with God s blessing to lives of service and love. *Closing Psalm Order My Steps Psalter 119 F Liturgists read verses between choruses pg 776 Psalter indicates the blue pew psalter Psalms for All Seasons. *Benediction *Response We Will Go Out with Joy Hilary Seraph Donaldson Choir sings first, followed by congregation Andrew Donaldson We will go out with joy in the Spirit. We will go out with God. We will go out with joy in the Spirit. We will go out with God. Alleluia, we will go out with joy. Alleluia, we will go out with joy. 4

6 Preachers Amy Olsen (9:15) Sam Weinglass (9:15) Anna Hill (9:15) Ellie Dykstra (11:00) Sam Weinglass (11:00) Emily Rounds (11:00) Liturgists Mathias Berg Sam Bezilla Josie Brothers Emily Borowski Margaret Hill Luke Haluska Madeline Hoedemaker Christian Martin Dean Morgan Camille Ladendorf Morgan Swanke Sarah Tel Isabel van Wagner Musicians Middle School Choir Cantorei Patty Thel, director Isabel Van Wagner, soloist Grace Hoedemaker, piano Joey Hsia, violin Mark Loria, organ Eric Thomas, percussion Sam Weinglass, violin Flowers The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in gratitude and memory of Julia Jeanette McClurg by Mary Beth Charters. Cover Throne, a linocut by Elizabeth Steele Halstead

7 The Week Ahead March MONDAY, MAR. 20 Small Group - Harmon Harmon Home, Princeton Small Group - Wehrheim Wehrheim Home, Skillman TUESDAY, MAR. 21 4:15 pm Carol Choir 4:15 pm In-Choir Bible Study 4:15 pm Joyful Noise Niles Chapel Small Group - Walthall FRIDAY, MAR. 24 7:00 am Women s Bible Study Contact Doodie Meyer ( ) 12:15 pm Family & Friends CPR 3:00 pm Apparitions Recital Sanctuary 5:00 pm Cantorei 9:30 am Staff Devotions Niles Chapel 5:15 pm Choir :30 am Men s Breakfast 5:00 pm Middle School Fellowship Room :30 am Staff Meeting 1:00 pm Grace Note Singers Kingston Presbyterian Church 7:00 pm Property Committee Small Group - Parker Princeton Theological Seminary Library WEDNESDAY, MAR. 22 6:30 am Small Group - Davis 9:30 am Walk Talk Pray Meet on front steps 2:00 pm Small Group - Saito King Home - The Windrows 4:00 pm Homework Hangout 5:15 pm Drop-In Dinner Adult Choir Rehearsal THURSDAY, MAR. 23 9:30 am Small Group - Walker 10:00 am Al-Anon 5:00 pm Nassau Ringers I Room 202 6:00 pm Nassau Ringers II Room 202 Finance Committee Davis Study Small Group - Coogan Princeton Theological Seminary Library SATURDAY, MAR. 25 9:00 am Camino Trip Hike Nelson House, Washington Crossing State Park 11:00 am Lindsey Christiansen Memorial Service Sanctuary SUNDAY, MAR. 26 9:15 am Education for all ages Classrooms 9:15 am Worship Sanctuary 10:15 am Fellowship 11:00 am Worship - Reception of New Members Sanctuary 12:15 pm Deacon Education & Training Room 301 5:00 pm Small Group - Dorrow/Pulimood Pulimood Home - Princeton 6:00 pm Youth Fellowship Dinner 6:40 pm Middle School Choir 6:40 pm Senior High Fellowship Room 304 7:00 pm Breaking Bread Lenten Small Group Office 7:00 pm Breaking Bread Music Rehearsal Niles Chapel 8:00 pm Breaking Bread Niles Chapel

8 Today at Nassau Adult Education 9:15 AM, etc. Worship - Youth Sunday 9:15 AM Sanctuary Inquirers Class 9:30 AM Niles Chapel Fellowship 10:15 AM Session - Receive New Members 10:15 AM Niles Chapel Worship - Youth Sunday 11:00 AM Sanctuary Adult Education - Charles McCollough 12:15 PM Small Group - Dorrow/Pulimood 5:00 PM Pulimood Home - Princeton Youth Fellowship Outing 5:30 7:30 PM Rockville Climbing Center 200 Whitehead Rd, Hamilton Permission forms in Literature Rack Breaking Bread Music Rehearsal 7:00 PM Niles Chapel Breaking Bread 8:00 PM Niles Chapel Welcome to Nassau Church Children. Children are always welcome in our services of worship. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the Nursery (Lower Level), 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Today on Youth Sunday there is a Bible story and craft time available for children age three to grade one in Room 07. Church School (9:15) and Worship Explorers (11:00) will resume as usual next week. Visit the website for details about our usual Sunday morning programs for children. Order CDs of the service. Stop by the sound room. Connect to our online community life. Visit nassauchurch.org for information and join our Facebook group for community life. Follow our Facebook page and Twitter and Instagram feeds (@ nassauchurch) for news, recaps of events, and snapshots of life at Nassau. Connect to pastors or staff. Contact the office. Online giving. See Give Now on the website. Accessibility. The church lot has reserved parking, and there are six reserved street spaces on Sundays. Ramp access to the building is from the parking lot. Ask an usher for an assistive hearing device, a largeprint bulletin or hymnal, an accessible pew, or a wheelchair. Ushers can also direct you to the elevator to access other floors. Tending the Flock Death The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Platt on February 22 in Medford Leas. Death Ruby Newton, on February 22 in Coral Springs, Florida. Death Lindsey Christiansen, wife of Knud, mother of Molly and Andreas, on March 1 in Princeton. 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey nassauchurch.org Printed on 10% pcf recycled paper. Please recycle.